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|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]] | |partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]] | ||
|date= | |date=29 October 1841 | ||
|location=Jegdalek, Afghanistan | |location=Jegdalek, Afghanistan | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.427737,69.760313&z=15&t=h&hl=en 34.427737°N 69.760313°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.427737,69.760313&z=15&t=h&hl=en 34.427737°N 69.760313°E] | ||
|result=British | |result=British losses | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2=Ghilzai tribesmen | |combatant2=Ghilzai tribesmen | ||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101024533/ Maj Gen Sir Robert Sale] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101024533/ Maj Gen Sir Robert Sale] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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== | == Synopsis == | ||
General Sale's brigade left Tezin on 26 October and reached Seh Baba mostly unmolested. They moved forward on 28 October experiencing continual attacks on the rearguard until they reached Kutta Sung. On 29 October skirmishing continued all day as they approached Jugdulluk. By the time a halt was called 29 had been killed and 91 wounded. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA196&dq=General%20Salen&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPA196,M1 | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA196&dq=General%20Salen&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPA196,M1 History of the War in Afghanistan] Google Books | ||
== Historical books on-line == | |||
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Jugdulluk | [http://books.google.com/books?id=POFGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA95&dq=Sale's+brigade+in+Afghanistan+The+same+caution+which+had+marked+the+whole&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Sale's Brigade in Afghanistan'' - The March to Jugdulluk] by Rev. G.R.Gleig 1846 (Google Books) | ||
[[Category:General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad|Jugdulluk | [[Category:1st Afghan War|Jugdulluk, Action on the March to]] | ||
[[Category:General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad|Jugdulluk, Action on the March to]] | |||
[[Category:Battles|Jugdulluk, Action on the March to]] | |||
Revision as of 17:44, 11 April 2010
| Action on the March to Jugdulluk | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 29 October 1841 | |
| Location: | Jegdalek, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.427737°N 69.760313°E | |
| Result: | British losses | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Ghilzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir Robert Sale | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Synopsis
General Sale's brigade left Tezin on 26 October and reached Seh Baba mostly unmolested. They moved forward on 28 October experiencing continual attacks on the rearguard until they reached Kutta Sung. On 29 October skirmishing continued all day as they approached Jugdulluk. By the time a halt was called 29 had been killed and 91 wounded.
External Links
History of the War in Afghanistan Google Books
Historical books on-line
Sale's Brigade in Afghanistan - The March to Jugdulluk by Rev. G.R.Gleig 1846 (Google Books)